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My basic info
Breed
Greyhound
Color
Tan/Yellow/Fawn
Age
Young
Size
Large 61-100 lbs (28-45 kg) (when grown)
Weight
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Sex
Male
Pet ID
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My details
Not good with cats
Purebred
Shots current
Spayed / Neutered
Housetrained
Has special needs
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Canzone is a handsome, 3-year-old male, fawn color, compact and muscular. His track name was QuickSong, and he came to our rescue group when the Corpus Christi track closed in 2007.
Canzone has been waiting for his forever home for over a year now. He is a special case. He is healthy and has no injuries; that is not the problem. He is a fearful boy, and easily startled. His reaction when he is afraid can be alarming at first. He cries out and retreats, then curls his lip slightly and makes a soft growling sound if you approach him. When this happens, he wants only for you to leave him alone. After a short while he comes out of it and acts like nothing happened. He has not bitten anyone. The longer he is in his foster home, the longer he goes between these fearful displays, and the more quickly he returns to his normal happy state. It's been several weeks since the last time he behaved like this (early November), and he recovered on his own in 2 minutes. He used to hide if someone he didn't know came into the house. Now he comes out to visit. Progress.
On the plus side, Canzone is a dog who will never be in your way, he rests quietly nearby and watches. He doesn't get on the furniture. He doesn't chew on anything. He'll do an adorable "happy dance" when you get home, but he won't jump up on anyone. He loves to go for walks, and he walks nicely at your side on a loose leash, even when there are distractions. He rides well in the car, hops right in and out. He's not a fussy eater. He's submissive with other dogs, doesn't even try to take their food. 95% of the time you'd look at him and never know he has this fear issue; he seems like a normal, happy dog. Although we have not cat-tested him, we can say he has been fine with smaller dogs.
Canzone seems to be less afraid when there are other greyhounds around him, the more the better. His forever home needs to have at least one other greyhound. It needs to have no young children, because their sounds and quick movements would startle him, and they might approach him at the wrong time. He needs someone who is calm, patient, gentle, soft-spoken, and understands that he just needs time to relax and trust. They also need to be experienced with dogs, not one to be afraid and give up on him. He needs a real "pack leader" type person. He seems to do better with women than men. The potential forever home for Canzone will require a home inspection, to make sure the new environment fits. We want to make sure that when he is adopted, the adoption works out for everyone involved.
Please let us know if you think you might have the forever home Canzone has been waiting for, for so long.
Canzone (aka Quick Song)
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